Stepladder



L. ANECHIARICO.

STEPLADDER.

APPLICATION FILED APR- 14, 1919.

Patented Sept. 28, 1920.

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LUIGI ANEGI-IIARICO, OF ASBURY PARK, NEW JERSEY.

STEPLADDER.

Application filed April 14,

To all am it may concern 'Be it known that I, LUicr A nianICo,

a citizen of United. States, resi ring at 151 risbury avenue, A buryPark, the county of lilonmouth and State of New'ilersey, haveinvented'new and useful Improvements in Stepladders, of which thefollowing is a speciiica The invention-relates to step-ladders and hasfor an object to provide a step-ladder of a simple construction,consisting of few p rts that can be cheaply manufactured and readilyassembled, and also contemplates the use of suitable platforms or ledgestogether with operating devices for shifting the ladder from one placeto another, thus providing structure particularly adaptable for the useof painters, paperhangers and like interior decorators.

Among other features the invention comprehends a stop-ladder which whenfolded will be in a compact form so that it can be easily carried fromone place to another and which can be readily set up in position foruse, the platform employed in connection with the step-ladder, beingalso of a fo dable nature, and when open for use, splying an efficientsupport for the materims to be used by the decorator in his worlr.

In the further disclosure of the invention, reference is to be had tothe accompanying drawings, constituting a part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in allthe views, and in which.

Figure i-is a side elevation of the stepladder, with parts broken awayor in section.

Fig. 2is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22 in Fig. 1,looking in the di rection of tl e arrows. V

Fig. 8-is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 3-3 in Fig. 1,looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. lis a side elevation of the ladder as it appears when folded orclosed, and

F 5---is a fragmentary detail partly in elevation and partly in sectionshowing the :foldable arrangement of the platform and the supplementaryextension.

deferring more particularly to the views the main parts of the ladderconsist of 'a ladder section 10, a prop section 11 suitably hinged tothe ladder section at 12, and a support 13 for a platform 14, thesupport 13 being suitably hinged at 15 to the lower end Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Sept, 28, 19,2{1

c' ical shaiis which tcrmin lower ends wheels 20, tions 21 cap pieces afor the la( ing also prov mounted on the operator, standing upon canreadily convey the ste place to another or pivotal manner without reculi i move himself from the i accomplish this re alt.

The platform support 13 carries a suita cross piece 2 adapted to formsupport for one end of aledge 2 supplementary to second l-d tact forms acontinuation of to: set up. This supplementahy formed of a series ofparallel st the inner ends of said strlps'pi red on a horizontal crossrod 28, suitably sccuret in bearings 29 on the prop section. A secondcross rod 30 is secured to the ladder section and pivoted thereon areaseries of strips 31 having their outer extremities notched as at 32 tofit over the cross rod 28, whereas other strips 3-3 are pivoted to thecross rod 28 and are notched as at 3 1, to fit over the cross rod 30 andthese strips 31, 33, when the ladder, is set up, being adapted to lierelatively parallel and horizontal and form the completeledge 26.

By having the various strips of the ledge and supplementary ledgedisposed and arranged as mentioned, it will be seen that when the ladderis folded up or closed as in Fig. i, the ledge and supplementary ledgewill also tend to be relatively folded and will not project any greadistance beyond the sides of the ladder section and platform supportwhen the same are in relatively closed position.

I By reference to Fig. 3, it will of course be seen that the strips 31,83, have their medial portions pivoted to a cross rod 35 so that therelative folding of the strips forming the main ledge will beaccomplished in the closing of the. ladder and it Will or to, oi'afoldable'ledge mounted on the ladder section prop section, said ledgeconsisting ot a series 0t strips extendlng in one direction'frorn theladder section and an-' other series ot'strips extending in the oppositedirection from the prop section, the first der section and the series ofstrips being hinged upon the lad- "econd series hinged upon the propsection with the strips in one series hinged relatively to the strips inthe other series, between ladder section and said prop section. s 2. Inaladder the combination Witha ladder section and a propsection hingedthereto, of a foldable ledge mounted on the ladder section and propsection said ledge con sisting of a series ofstrips extending in onedirection from the ladder section and another series of strips extendingin the opposite direction from the prop section, the first series ofstrips being hinged upon the ladder section and the second series hingedupon the prop section With the strips in one series hinged relatively tothestrips in the other series, between said ladder section and said propsectlon, and a supplementary ledge formed ofa series of straps, saidsupplementary ledge being mounted to swing upon the prop section to hein llne With the inain ledge When the ladder and prop sections are setup.

3. In a ladder the combination with a ladder section and a prop sectionfor support ing the ladder section, oi": a cross rod on the laddersection, a cross rod on the prop section,'a ledge consisting of aplurality of series oi. strips, one of said series of strips'beinghinged upon the cross rod onthe ladder section and the other seriesof'strips, being hinged upon the cross'rod oi" the prop section, withthe series ofstrips on the ladder section adapted to engage the crossrod on the prop section and the series of strips on the prop section,adapted to engage the cross rod on the ladder section. v

l. in a ladder the combination With a ladder 'sectionand a prop sectionfor supporttion, a ledge consisting-of*aplurality of series oi strips, h111g hinged upon the crossrod oi the ladder section and theother, seriesof strips being the prop section, adapted to engage the cross rod on theladder section, a platform support hinged to the prop section and asupplementary ledge mounted to swlng adjacent the main ledge,and'adapted for engagement ing the ladder section, of a cross rod on theladder section, a cross rod on the prop secone oi said series or stripsbe- 7 with the platform snpport for supporting the supplementary ledgein the horizontal plane of the main ledge when the ladder and propsections are in relatively open position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my'signature.

LUIGI ANEOHIARIGO.

